Pique received boos and a message from Xavi: "Names are not important in Barcelona"

Barca beat Real Madrid 0:1 in the preparatory Clasico in Vegas, the veteran stopper received a hostile attitude from the crowd following Shakira's betrayal and was dismissed by the coach: "He will start from scratch, like everyone else."

The Catalans are enthusiastic about Rafinha: "He already looks like a star."

On the other hand, Ancelotti understands: "When Benzema is disabled, something is missing"

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07/24/2022

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Summary of Barcelona's 0:1 win over Real Madrid in a friendly match in Las Vegas (Sport1)

The new Barcelona wants to put an end to Real Madrid's reign, and this morning (Sunday) they sent a message to their sworn rival.

The Catalans beat the Blancos 0:1 in a preparatory match in Las Vegas, showed impressive ability, showed superiority over the sworn rival and won with a goal by Rafinha, who started his term at the club in the best way he could imagine.

Rafinha, who was bought by Barcelona from Leeds, so far has a record of two goals and two assists in 105 minutes in the Barcelona uniform, and has been making bingo noises already in his first days with the team.

"Rafinia looks like a star, he only played twice but provided great displays", they wrote in "Marca".

In the previous game, it was possible to think that he stood out because of the low level of the opponent (Inter Miami), but now he repeated it against the European champions."

Rafinha's goal came after a mistake by his Brazilian teammate Ader Militao, who made an inaccurate clearance.

"The next time they meet in the Brazilian national team, Rafinha will have to give a gift to Militao. He will always remember that his first goal in the Clasico came after a gift from the Real defender," Marca added.

It no longer seems coincidental.

Rafinia celebrates (Photo: GettyImages, Kevork Djansezian)

In Catalonia, they are also optimistic about the integration of Robert Lewandowski, who made his debut at the club, started the lineup and played 45 minutes.

The Polish star recorded one miss against Thibaut Courtois and did not stand out particularly, but in Spain they are sure that "a real star has arrived at Barca, and his goals will continue to come. In relation to his first minutes in the team, he showed good ability".

In the first half the players of the teams quarreled and reminded very well that no matter what status Barcelona and Real meet, it is never really a friendly match.

"There are no friendlies in Barcelona. We always want to win, especially against Real Madrid," said Xavi.

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When Real and Barcelona meet, there are no friendlies.

The players quarrel (Photo: GettyImages, James Williamson - AMA)

There is something to build on.

Lewandowski (Photo: GettyImages, Omar Vega)

Xavi also referred to Gerard Pique, who came on as a substitute for Ronald Araujo and had a frustrating evening.

Every touch of the ball by the veteran stopper was accompanied by shrill boos from the American fans, a reminder of his parting from Akira.

As you remember, the rumors spread that Fika had cheated on the Colombian singer, and the attitude he received from the audience in the United States was accordingly - with fans from both camps joining in the whistles against him and chanting cheers for Shakira.

In general, Pika is going through a complicated period, and his status in Barcelona seems lower than ever.

Xavi made it clear to him in the summer that he was not necessarily building on him, but the veteran stopper decided to stay and fight for his place.

After the game, he received a message from his coach, with whom, as I recall, he collaborated as a player.

"Pique will start from scratch, like everyone else. In Barcelona, ​​names no longer play a role, only ability. From today, names have no meaning here," he said.

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On the other side, Real Madrid concluded the first test of tools this season, with quite a few shortcomings.

The injured Karim Benzema was absent from the game, and without him the Blancos lacked sting in attack.

Eden Hazard, who started in his place on the wing, displayed lukewarm ability and Carlo Ancelotti knows he cannot be so dependent on his French star.

"Karim Benzema is the best player in the world. It's clear that when he's missing, something is missing for Real. We need to think about how to reduce the damage when he doesn't play," said the coach, adding that Benzema is expected to return to play in the next preparation match.

The procurement players are still looking for their place.

Roediger and Tushmani (Photo: GettyImages, James Williamson - AMA)

Ancelotti presented an interesting defensive structure, with the acquired player Antonio Rudiger switching positions with David Elba time and time again, and part of the time being deployed as a left back.

"I intend to use Alaba as a left defender only as a last resort," Ancelotti clarified, "today I wanted him and Antonio to switch roles during the game, to check how it works."

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